Benton youth dies after train pickup crash
Robert Carrell 15 of Benton died March 5 1981 at Franklin Hospital from injuries in a Dec 11 1981 train pickup crash at Spann Street crossing. Bradford Auten and David Eaton 15 had minor injuries. Carrell a Benton High School sophomore active in FFA and football, survived by family in Thompsonville Benton and Harrisburg. Funeral planned at North Benton Baptist Church with burial at Little Springs Cemetery.
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Robert Carrell
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Spann Street
Franklin County
Future Farmers of America
Akin Baptist Church
Gilbert
Deloris Carrell
Thompsonville
Deloris Shockley
John Carrell
Julie Carrell
Dawn Shockley
Ray Carrell
Warren Spann
West Frankfort
Gary Edwards
Harrisburg
Bill Coulter
Christopher
Walter Bettis
Obituary notices for Usher Cagle Seekamp and burial plans
Andrew J Usher 91 of Chester died March 5 1981 at Memorial Hospital Chester a WWI veteran and retired Missouri Pacific foreman survived by wife Ruby and 14 others including children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Schroeder Funners Chapel with burial at St Marys Catholic Cemetery Chester. Also listed are funeral arrangements pending for Kenneth Cagle 40 Carterville and Otto D Seekamp 89 Benton with services and burial details provided.
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Dorothy E. Stahlman
Sparta
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Belleville
Gibster Mary Lee Corp
Steeleville
Chester
Henry
Elizabeth Reynolds Novack
Armin Stahlman
Armin Gene Stahlman
David Stahlman
Goldie Byram
Barbara Draves
McDaniel Funeral
Caledonia
Maybelle Kirk
State St
Memorial Hospital
Schroeder
Cord Jones
Grove Ave
Anna
Union County Hospital
Big Creek
Joe
Sherman
Lutz and Rendleman
McGinnis Cemetery
Andrew J. Usher
Missouri Pacific Railroad
American Legion Post
Catholic Church
Hogan
Dave
Sarah Ann Cundiff Usher
Ruby D. Maupin
Glover, Mo
Jackie Wayne Usher
Barbara Davis
Murphysboro
Sarah Ann Stumpe
Shelly Jean Nitzsche
Mary Elizabeth Martin
Jonesboro, Ga
Leo Asher
Helen Bodeker
Walsh
Mary Hedge
Jerseyville
Lolla Dickerson
Georgia
Schroeder Funners
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Herrin
Kenneth Cagle
van Wyck Square
Carterville
Morton and Johnston Funeral Home
Benton
Otto D. Seekamp
N. Maple St
Franklin Skilled Care
Gillespie City Cemetery
Ex-professor strangulation case moves to adult trial
Cape Girardeau Missouri AP juvenile Brian Andrew Abbott 17 certified to stand trial as an adult in the strangulation death of 73 year old former Southeast Missouri State University professor Margaret Smith. He faces second degree murder and auto theft charges with arraignment scheduled.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Southeast Missouri State University
Brian Andrew Abbott
Abbott
William Rader
Margaret Smith
Cape Girardeau
Jailed Carterville youth faces additional charges
A 17 year old Carterville man held in Williamson County Jail on auto theft and drunken driving charges will face burglary, attempted burglary and theft counts. John Eric Morris was arrested Tuesday by Herrin police. additional charges were filed Thursday from evidence by the Williamson County Detective Unit. Trial set for April 8 on prior burglary and theft charges tied to Sept 24 1980 wiring theft at First Federal Savings and Loan in Carterville.
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Carterville
Williamson County
John Eric Morris
Herrin
Morris
Oren Reed
Aley Alexander
Wilma Jenne
Federal Savings & Loan of
Carbondale Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Sidney R. Fullilove age 25 of 211 E Willow Street was charged with attempted murder home invasion and aggravated assault after allegedly trying to shoot Linda Hindes 22 at 1100B Lake Heights around 9 30 am police say he broke a window at the Lake Heights apartment and there were no injuries reported Fullilove was arrested by Carbondale police and jailed at Jackson County jail.
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Carbondale
Lake Heights
Sidney R. Fullilove
E. Willow Sr
Carbondile
Jackson County
Linda Hindes
Springfield Man Charged With Weapon And Cannabis Offenses
Ahmad Yoseph Ashwas, 23, of Springfield, charged in Jackson County circuit court with unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of cannabis. Accused of carrying a concealed automatic pistol and possessing 30 to 500 grams of marijuana. Released on $1,500 bond. Preliminary hearing set for 11 a.m. March 12. Public defender appointed.
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Ahmad Yoseph Ashwas
Springfield
Jackson County
Ashwas
Mian Accused of Intimidation in Jackson County Case
Thomas A. Frazer, 45, of Manilla Arkansas, charged in circuit court with intimidation. He allegedly threatened Alice Frazer to influence custody of a minor. Frazer released on $10,000 bond with a court date set for 9 a.m. March 17.
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Thomas A. Frazer
Manilla
Ark
Jackson County
Alice Frazer
Frazer
Mian Faces Theft Charge In Jackson County Court
Robert Huntington, 18, of Carbondale, charged in Jackson County circuit court with theft over 150 dollars for allegedly taking a purse from Edna Parin. Huntington posted a 3000 dollar bond in Murphysboro jail. Public defender appointed. preliminary hearing set for 9 a.m. March 17.
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Robert Huntington
Carbondale
Jackson County
Edna Parin
Huntington
Murphysboro
Sierra Club hikes in Giant City State Park Saturday
A community events page lists a Sierra Club hike on the Red Cedar Trail in Giant City State Park about six miles. Meet 9:30 a.m. at the First National Bank parking lot in Carbondale. Bring lunch and water. Free and open to the public. For more information call 549-0048.
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Promenaders Square
Carbondale Community Park Board
Elm St
Ben Eicher
Sierra Club
Giant City State Park
First National Bank and Trust Co
S. University Ave
Carbondale
Women’s Center
Unitarian Meeting House
W. Elm St
Murphysboro
Calendar entry for event in Carbondale Illinois
A notice requests a calendar item for an upcoming event in Carbondale Illinois. The entry should include the date time place a brief description and any admission charge.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Lottery Jackpot Estimate and Daily Bingo Draw Details
Estimated jackpot reaches 70 200 dollars for Bingo B 03 1 29 N 38 G 54 with a guaranteed minimum of 20 000 dollars in Daily Game 458.
Inquests Set Into Shooting and Traffic Deaths
An inquest is planned for March 11 in Williamson County to examine the death of Carlton Marsh Jr. found with a gunshot wound to the head while talking on the phone to his estranged wife. The event precedes an inquest at 7 p.m. into the Feb 2 auto crash that killed 17 year old Mark Heltsley on Illinois 13.
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Williamson County
Carlton Marsh Jr
Marion
Marsh
Mark Heltsley
West Frankfort
Heltsley
Illinois
Carterville man sentenced in drug sale case
John Forquer, 18, was sentenced in Williamson County circuit court by Judge William A. Lewis to two years in prison for selling LSD to Southern Illinois Enforcement Group agents on January 25, February 26 and February 28, 1980. Lorenzo Link, 22, of Colp, earlier received 30 months probation and a $400 fine for the January 25 sale.
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Carterville
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
John Forquer
Williamson County
William A. Lewis
Forquer
Lorenzo Link
Colp
Rev Norma Schewe to Speak in Marion Church Talk
The Rev Norma Schewe of Shreveport La will speak at a non denominational community service at 7 p.m. Saturday at Bethel AME Church 309 S Monroe St Marion The public is invited The guest speaker is a former resident of West Frankfort.
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Norma Schewe
Shreveport
Bethel Ame Church
S. Monroe St
Marion
West Frankfort
How to Submit a Public Calendar Item in The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan will print, without charge, items on meetings and entertainments open to the public. Information should include the event title, date, time, place, and a contact or reference for readers seeking details. Submissions may be airmailed, emailed, or delivered in person.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Sunday meetings and school board session listed
Sunday schedules show Alcoholics Anonymous at 9 a.m. in Marion at the Alcohol Info Center and a Marion Friendship Group session at 9 a.m. in the rear of 1305 West Main Street. The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois meets at 2 15 p.m. at John A Logan College Learning Resource Center in Carterville. Logan Consolidated No 110 School board meets at 2 p.m. at the school.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Marion Alcohol Info Center
W. Main St
Marion Friendship Group
N. Court St
Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Logan Consolidated No. 110
Recital by Christine Getz and John Kazee at SIU Carbondale
A special vocal recital by Christine Getz and John Kazee takes place at 3 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Chapel on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Christine Getz
John Kazee
Old Baptist Foundation
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Powers to Speak on Television News at SIUC
Ron Powers journalist and author gives a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Lawson Hall 141 on Television News Versus the Attack of the Killer Satellite. He is a Pulitzer Prize critic and Chicago Emmy recipient, author of The Newscasters and Toot-Toot- Tootsie Good-Bye, and will reside at SIUC through March 14.
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Ron Powers
Lawson Hall
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Siuc College of Communications and Fine Arts
Women discuss challenges re entering college panel
A panel of adult women will outline problems faced when re enrolling at college during a Women’s Caucus meeting at noon on March 11 in the Thebes Room of SIU Carbondale Student Center. A follow up will feature SIUC officials addressing listed problems. Public invited to both noon luncheons on March 11 and April 8. contact Beverly Brown for info.
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Thebes
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Finan
Oasis Room
Benton man arrested after 60 mile chase
Richard D. Bennett of Benton driven at 90 mph led a 60 mile pursuit through Logan West Frankfort Johnston City and Thompsonville before being stopped near Thompsonville. Bennett faced charges including reckless conduct reckless driving obstructing a peace officer and speeding from Franklin County officials.
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Benton
Logan
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Thompsonville
Richard D. Bennett
Route 2
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Robert Dunbar
William Lampley
Bennett
McLeansboro
East Main Streets
Illinois State Police
Franklin County
Dennis Davis
Sheriff's Department
Benton High Tournament Night Sees Vandalism and Disruptions
West Frankfort and Cairo basketball action near Benton High School sparked a spree of crimes. Jeffery Worthy and Gary Hathcoat, both Benton residents, were arrested for slashing six parked vehicles and illegal alcohol transport. A bomb threat evacuated the gym for a false alarm, then Cairo’s Catherine Lewis reported rocks striking her car. Damages topped $100. Two unrelated burglaries were also reported later, with no stolen items.
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West Frankfort
Cairo
Benton
Jeffery A. Worthy
Gary W. Hathcoat
Benton High School
Gymna
Sium
Catherine Pat Lewis
Linda Helm
W. Church
Dortha R. Mooneyham
Buchanan
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University of Missouri School of Journalism
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